Lady Hornets Fall To Hughesville, 18-8
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | March 30, 2023
The Wellsboro Lady Hornets' early season woes continued as they lost 18-8 in 5 innings to Hughesville on Wednesday, March 29.
Hughesville plated 9 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning to put the game firmly in their control, then added one run in the 2nd, and 4 in both the 3rd and 4th innings.
After being held scoreless for the first two innings the Lady Hornets' offense produced a pair of runs in the 3rd. Senior Maddi Bordas got things started with a single to left, followed by senior Jordyn Abernathy reaching on an error to put two runners on. A base hit by sophomore Lexi Urena scored Bordas then senior Rylie Boyce singled to score Abernathy, making it a 10-2 game. Junior Abby Owlett led off the 4th with a base hit, followed by a base hit from junior Caralyn Warner. Bordas then connected on a triple, scoring both Owlett and Warner, cutting the lead down to 14-4.
In the 5th senior Mariah Borden, Warner, and sophomore Arianah Lawton all reached base and scored, Bordas had another extra base hit, this time a double, then later scored on an Abernathy single to center field.
Wellsboro had 11 hits on the afternoon, led by Bordas' 3-for-3, 4 RBI performance at the plate. Abernathy and Urena were both 2-for-4, Borden, Owlett, and Lawton were all 1-for-3, and Boyce was 1-for-4.
Boyce was credited with the loss, allowing 18 runs on 7 hits with 13 walks and a strikeout.
Hughesville also won the JV game, 3-2.
The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 0-3 (0-2 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action on Friday, March 31 at Northeast Bradford.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
